Let It Hiss<\/i> is an all-round vibrant record that leaves you feeling with good vibes at the end of it. That\u2019s in part because of the overall feelgood nature of this Montreal-based indie-folk outfit\u2019s obvious niceness. But it is also a result of the colorful eclecticism that The Barr Brothers bring into this album, on their own, and through various collaborations with other Quebec-based artists.<\/p>\n
There is an easygoing Seventies singer-songwriter feel throughout this band\u2019s fourth release, which is so calming. \u201cTake It From Me\u201d has gentle pianos and harp accents, and an undeniable Mediterranean charm highlighted by its easy-going acoustic guitar solo. \u201cOwning Up To Everyone,\u201d with its soft drums, lazy guitars, and gentle bongo percussion, is breezy. \u201cLet It Hiss\u201d is soulful and bright; with its jovially goofy guitar parts and rousing chorus, it is like a feelgood folk party song.<\/p>\n
\u201cNaturally,\u201d featuring singer-songwriter La Force, has the same mellowness as the other numbers, but with a jazzy feel that has La Force\u2019s imprint, complete with a soft saxophone solo. The weird folk-punk cacophonous twist towards the end of this track, with its chaotic mishmash of sounds led by unruly acoustic guitar strumming, adds a nice bit of strangeness to it. \u201cMoonbeam\u201d features the artist Kl\u00f4 Pelgag, where the combination of Pelgag\u2019s angelic voice and French words add a novel twist to the lush folkiness of the song. On \u201cRun Right Into It,\u201d featuring Land of Talk, classic rock meets Americana in a dreamy and road-trippy way, where a sweeping rhythm meets serene vocal harmonies and summery guitars.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe Doesn\u2019t Sleep With The Covers On\u201d and \u201cUpsetter\u201d are the album\u2019s fun outliers. The former is the catchiest song on the album, where the band does reggae, with its tropical vibes, reggae groove, and a reggae pop-invoking electronic drum sound, with lyrics that appear to have been conceived whilst being drunk on pi\u00f1a colada: \u201cBut I\u2019m a peanut when she hits the tom drum; Yes, I\u2019m a peanut when she hits the tom drum; And I\u2019ll heed it when she hits the tom drum; Yeah, I\u2019ll repeat it when she hits the tom drum.\u201d On the other hand, \u201cUpsetter,\u201d the album\u2019s second catchiest song, is a wild Seventies garage rock number with noisy and gooey guitars, and vocals with a riotous disposition, making merry by creating a bit of well-mannered havoc.<\/p>\n
In the end, Let It Hiss<\/i> seems like a celebration. Its folky roots definitely keep things in check without letting its overall positive mood sound too merry, but also not without leaving you with a smile on your face once you finish listening to it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":40,"featured_media":51525,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"tags":[],"artist":[11201],"rating":[5617],"class_list":["post-47421","review","type-review","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","artist-the-barr-brothers","rating-rating-b-plus"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review\/47421","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/review"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/40"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=47421"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review\/47421\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/51525"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47421"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=47421"},{"taxonomy":"artist","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/artist?post=47421"},{"taxonomy":"rating","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rating?post=47421"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}